What They Build
Sagar Defence Engineering builds unmanned marine systems, autonomous weaponised boats, maritime robotics, and adjacent aerial-autonomy systems for defense, port, survey, and logistics use cases.
Why They Matter
India's coastline makes maritime autonomy a practical strategic need, not a speculative category. Sagar Defence matters because surface and near-shore autonomy require rugged hardware, navigation, and operating experience, and the company is now pushing into a broader autonomous-systems stack. The field will reward companies that can move from demonstrations to repeatable deployments in difficult waters.
Founders
Nikunj Parashar, Mridul Babbar, Lakshay Dang, Ankit Kumar, Saurabh Patil
Recent Milestones
- iDEX SPRINT 50th contract awarded for autonomous weaponised boat swarms for the Indian Navy in January 2023
- MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries signed in February 2023 for autonomous boat swarm co-development
- MoU with Liquid Robotics signed in March 2025 for autonomous surface vessels under the US-India Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap
- Rs 2,730 crore order book reported as of September 2025
- Strategic investment in EndureAir Systems announced in March 2026
- Autonomous Maritime Shipbuilding and Systems Development Centre groundbreaking completed at Juvvaladinne Harbour in Andhra Pradesh
- Industrial licence for arms and explosives manufacturing secured in April 2026
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